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Kenworth tractor trucks made of poplar that had been aged over 20 years. Pattern is from toy making plans.com if anyone is interested. A lot of parts and very enjoyable making.

Stopped by Hobby lobby today and picked up some of their inexpensive wood plaques to use for patterns to duplicate with a flush trim bit on my router. So much easier for frames than trying to cut those shapes any other way

I almost did not see this months projects but I wanted to get on it anyway, even though I am barely making the deadline. I posted this one in bragging post but I enjoyed doing it so I thought I would go ahead and re-post it here. It has been a while since I had made any intarsia so here again is my beaver I did this month Dick heppnerguy

Nothing fancy here, but I have all my ducks in a row. I don't know how many little animal cutouts I have made over the years. Over a thousand, for sure. I learned how to use my first scroll saw to make animal cutouts. Kids love them, and so do some adults. All but two of these are cut from oak using #5 Pegas MGT blades. Two are salvaged mystery wood.

Two years ago I made small layered geometric ornaments and got many positive feedbacks, people used them as Christmas tree decoration. So this year I made same style snowflakes, I think they will look nice at Christmas tree. Snowflake patterns

I tried to give Michael's some business but $14 vs $4 for the same thing wasn't going to fly.

Jimmy, Also check Dollar Tree, they have these as well. I got a bunch and they work good. If you can't find them in the store you can but them on line at their site. www.dollartree.com.

Great thiking outside the box, Jimmy, that find will save you a great deal of time. Rick

Frank, Thank you much for your thoughts and suggestions. Since I have two of these, I'll try your ideas on one of them.

Beautiful and bright, great job Paul. Jeff

What do you think?

A good moisture meter might come in handy. Here in "Aridzona", we don't worry. About it, roo much. It's been said that trees felled in our forests are dry before they hit the ground.

controlling temperature is much less important than controlling humidity and airflow. Air dried boards will dry in humid conditions, but it will take longer and the moisture content may only get down to 12-15% or so at the lowest. For general woodworking the ideal MC is half that. That can be achieved by letting most of the drying take place outside and then bringing the wood needed for a given project inside to a more controlled space and letting it acclimate for a couple weeks or so.

I was kind of afraid you might run into these kinds of problems from one of your earlier threads about sanding and prepping rough cut boards. Unfortunately, wood in log form will take a lot longer to dry than the same volume of wood sawn into boards. Wood will air dry much faster and more evenly, once it has been sawn into boards and properly stacked & stickered, allowing the release of moisture from all surfaces. Kiln drying is preferred for a lot woodworking, but air dried lumber can also be used, provided some care is taken in preparing and using the lumber. If you have any boards left from that slab, I would suggest stacking them flat, with narrow strips of wood evenly spaced, between each layer. Set something heavy on top to help keep them flat, but be sure to the free flow of air all around the boards. Something similar to this picture; Stack them in a dry space, where they can get adequate air circulation. Minimize large swings in humidity and temperature, if possible. Let them set for 6-12 months. Hopefully you can salvage the rest of the wood. Good luck.

I love the pattern Barb and the colors you chose are great! I've had so many puzzle pieces that would only go one way I couldn't count them. You're right, things most certainly don't always work out. Some people need to stop taking themselves so seriously and keep their negativity to themselves.

The arrowhead plaque was still wet with BLO when I took the first picture. Here is a side by side with the "actual" piece on the right and the drop outs forming another wolf on the left, I am trying for a twofer (sixfer? I stack cut 3, 1/4" plaques). Cleaning this type of project is super easy, canned air. Need I say more. (and I do understand your personal preferences).

Wow, those are beautiful! Nice work!

@rdatelle Denny has them, I got this pack I have from a place called Grobet USA, long before Denny started his scroll saw business.

Joe, those look great,

I google whatever item I want to paint such as when I did Goofy. Several pictures popped up and I just chose one that looked closest to my cutting. Here are a few examples. I just noticed I didn't finish Donald. Sigh!

I think you have the idea of enhancing a project with color down pat. For that hanging ornament, what did you do to the back side. I'm hoping you did the same coloring on the reverse side as well. That cutting, as colored, would look wonderful mounted on an appropriate colored backer and presented framed as an art panel. If yoou want to improve your coloration, look up pic of real subjects to get a better idea of what colors to use. Using real life colors is where the true art is.

It was certainly time well spent. Fabulous work, well done. Marg

Amazing work~~

Some crazy good talent! Love it!

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